Iwayi Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Iwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iwayi (16) may also be a first name.
Iwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwayi is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Iwayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwayi are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The Congo, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iwayi
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